{"id":959,"date":"2016-10-27T21:47:01","date_gmt":"2016-10-28T03:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/?p=959"},"modified":"2020-03-12T12:15:44","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T18:15:44","slug":"sing-a-song-about-hand-washing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/sing-a-song-about-hand-washing\/","title":{"rendered":"Sing a Song About Hand-Washing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Songs get stuck in our heads and we remember all sorts of things, from useless lyrics, to rules of grammar (Schoolhouse Rock, Anyone?). We use a song to teach the alphabet to children, so why not use songs to teach other important information? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nigerian pop singer Sunny Neji decided to use his influence to help teach people the importance of hand hygiene. \u201cPeople love music, so if I could construct a lovely melody and put in some memorable words, it could stick in people\u2019s minds faster.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The result? An upbeat song called, \u201cWash Your Hands O!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n[embed: <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yv7gk7nmL-w\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>]\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lyrics like, \u201cPrevention is cheaper than cure,\u201d or, \u201cDirty hands, they carry disease,\u201d will likely make kids and adults smile or even laugh, but you have to admit: the message is clear, and the tune is catchy. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read more about this song <\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/goatsandsoda\/2016\/10\/14\/497701330\/some-singers-sing-about-love-he-sings-about-hand-washing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>**Reminder: LAST DAYS OF THE BREVIS SALE! <\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>From now through October 31, 2016, use the code \u201cFall16\u201d to get a 10% discount on orders over $25.00<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sources:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/goatsandsoda\/2016\/10\/14\/497701330\/some-singers-sing-about-love-he-sings-about-hand-washing\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/goatsandsoda\/2016\/10\/14\/497701330\/some-singers-sing-about-love-he-sings-about-hand-washing<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Songs get stuck in our heads and we remember all sorts of things, from useless lyrics, to rules of grammar (Schoolhouse Rock, Anyone?). We use a song to teach the alphabet to children, so why not use songs to teach other important information? Nigerian pop singer Sunny Neji decided to use his influence to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/sing-a-song-about-hand-washing\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sing a Song About Hand-Washing<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[213,65],"tags":[150],"class_list":["post-959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hand-hygiene","category-handwashing-saves-lives-2","tag-hand-washing"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Sing a Song About Hand-Washing<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/sing-a-song-about-hand-washing\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"brevis-admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/sing-a-song-about-hand-washing\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/sing-a-song-about-hand-washing\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"brevis-admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/74a2f42d415165735698225b063f3df8\"},\"headline\":\"Sing a Song About Hand-Washing\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-10-28T03:47:01+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-03-12T18:15:44+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/sing-a-song-about-hand-washing\/\"},\"wordCount\":179,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"hand washing\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Hand Hygiene\",\"Handwashing Saves Lives\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/sing-a-song-about-hand-washing\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/sing-a-song-about-hand-washing\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/sing-a-song-about-hand-washing\/\",\"name\":\"Sing a Song About Hand-Washing\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2016-10-28T03:47:01+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-03-12T18:15:44+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/sing-a-song-about-hand-washing\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/sing-a-song-about-hand-washing\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/sing-a-song-about-hand-washing\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Sing a Song About Hand-Washing\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.brevis.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Brevis\",\"description\":\"Infection Prevention &amp; 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